Synopsis
Tampa Bay Taps will present COPASETIC, taking place in the Ferguson Theater at The Straz
Center on August 26th, 2023; featuring Aaron Tolson, Derick Grant, and Jason Janas.
COPASETIC will also showcase local tap dance companies and students from the Tampa Bay
Tap Festival.
Under the direction of Ashlyn Bolton; Tampa Bay Tap Festival presents, “Copasetic.” A night
of honoring, showcasing, and growing the tap dance artform with some of the great Masters of
today.
In this performance of Copasetic audience members will have the treat to witness Aaron
Tolson, Derick Grant, and Jason Janas share their excellence. From Broadway to Television,
New York to Barcelona these tap dance extraordinaires have a lifetime’s worth of credentials
and awards. Also featured in Copasetic are the students of the Tampa Bay Tap Festival,
Rhythm and Sole Tap Ensemble, Rhythm Theory, Project: Rhythm, and more! Come enjoy
this spec-TAP-ular performance by a community that shares a common passion for the great art
form of tap dance.
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More about Tampa Bay Taps
Tampa Bay Taps, Center for Tap Dance was created by Beth Caprio to be the epicenter of Tap
Dance in the Tampa Bay Area. Under the current direction of Ashlyn Bolton, TBT is a school
where any student can excel, thrive, study and celebrate the art form of tap dance. Tampa Bay
Taps strives to promote, expand, and preserve this great American art-form via education,
performance events, and artistic collaboration.
TBT includes an educational program offering tap technique, tap dance history, and musicality
classes for students ages 7+. TBT also hosts the Tampa Bay Tap Festival annually.
Tampa Bay Taps is the official school for two performance companies. With over twenty shows a
year, The Rhythm and Sole Tap Ensemble, a pre-professional tap dance company geared for up
and coming tap dance professionals. The Youth Tap Crew is a youth group designed for
dancers ages 7-10. Both companies foster performance expertise and share their love of dance
throughout the Tampa Bay community.
They hope to champion a community where Floridians of all ages can come together and share
their passion for the great art form of tap dance.
An independent producer/presenter has rented the theater for this performance; it is not programmed by the Straz Center.
